The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-28
washinRton.
UrOm our regular sosrs,poaa.ns.,
wAsnlNoroN. D. G, oct. llth, lss7.

VA@HAN0A1kNt W 49, A~sT 1919 AAhstF s@~fs
II was the proud boast Of the Emperor
Augusus, that he had found Rome built
of brick and left II built Of marhlc--the
chief glory OF that great Empires golden
age and In modern simes, II We are 70
believe those who, as II by magic wand,
have performed the wonderful feat Of eon.
verting Alexander K. Shepherd from
vulgar political boss--who was, while
Governor OF the District Of Columbia
during the reign OF Crantlsu, cheek by
jowi with Babcock, Belknap, and other
corruptlonlsts = demi.god, upon
whom they have conferred the unique
distinction Of canonlxation ere he has
"shuffied of this mortal coll, I'VE have
parallel case, for Il ID claimed that ST.
Shepherd found Washington q wild waste
OF mud and left II the most beautiful city
IN the United States. And II you had
suddenly come into the Federal Capital
on Thursday night, Oct. 9th, 1887, you
would have shrunk aghast At the awful
din and glare and smoke and sound OF
music, supposIng that you had been acct.
dentaily switched of into the very eentrs
Of pandemonium-but nothing OF the
kind, dear Feadsr--you would simply have
been disgusted spectator of ST. Shep-
herds triumphal torehlIght Proesssisn and
general parade OF all the Shepherdites
and trueuient toadiss to be found In the
board borders Of Washington. The Boss
I--Ibeg pardon, the Sslnt--gave Washing.
ton smooth, solid streets and shaded, srassy
parks--to say nothing of glorious public
debt Of many millions, therefore perhaps
majority OF the washlngtsnIans wor.
ship him as the patron saint and savior oi
the city. They have not yet proposed to
change the name OF Washington to Shep-
herdton, but such thing 10 quite pres.
able, for one enthusiast has nominated
Shepherd for President Of the United
States. How much better and more chris
iian.iike 1t would have been TO have con
tribu,ed TO the poor, whom We always
have with us, the ten thousand doilaF'
squandered in glorifying Shepherd.
Thoughts Of another promlaens Repub
lican now come TO mlnd-shs unsayorJ
Bacon, who was spoiled on the hands o.
his party and who, as financial clerk, die
poiled the Patent Once at Ssocoo. accord
Ing to the report of the Commissioner oi
Patents. which has juat been submitted ts
the Secretary Of the Interior. The anonn
OF the deialcation IL much larger than hae
been supposed, and furnished the stronges
OF arguments for turning the rascals out
Bacon had been stealing thirteen years
and was not detected until an undertaken
call was imperative.
The October term Of the United Stats'
Supreme Court eonvenes this week, will
docket largely increased over that o
last year. Among the cases Of motel vii
mention two--the celebrated Myra Clark
Gaines litigation against the city Of New
Orleans, and the famous telephone case
The day before the meeting Of the ecour
wAs consumed by the bar OF the Suprsm'
Court In eulogizing the late Jusiie'
Woods.
Secretary Lamar continues 10 revers'
the indemnity railroad land decisions Q
Commissioner Sparks--the Secretary
last over-ruling having restored 37o,os'
ares 70 the Omaha road.
Secretary Lamar now seclndes himsel
from unweleome visitors upon the plsl
that he IL absorbed In preparing his an
naal report.
The NasfonaI Republican Executive
Committee will soon meet In New YoFi
or Washington to arrange the prelimin
aries for the meeting OF the National Con
vention, the Committee being required 4
convene six months before the assembling
Of the Conventions. Chicago, New Yorl
and Saratoga are always in the field fo
the honor, and some there are who favo
Washington.
The limit for purchasing fourteen mil
Hons of bonds under the Treasury's Sept
tember circular expired on the Sth inst.
the total sales TO that date amounting e
| ISI3346,Syo, which Is $6s3.rso less thar
the call demanded for the purposes Of the
sinking fund What the future policy o.
the Treasury on the question OF bonds
will be, the Secretary declines to state.